Gluten Free Diet (
n
=130)
Non-Gluten Free diet (
n
=1976)
P
value
Age
38.1 (SD ±14.5)
38.2 (SD ±15.6)
0.9
Gender
<0.005
Male
16 (12.3%)
671 (34.1%)
Female
114 (87.7%)
1296 (65.9%)
Ethnicity
0.01
NZ European/Pakeha
117 (90.0%)
1512 (77.0%)
<0.05
Maori
2 (1.5%)
56 (2.9%)
0.06
Pacific people
0 (0.0%)
22 (1.1%)
-
Asian
1
0 (0.0%)
168 (8.6%)
-
MELAA
2
1 (0.8%)
19 (1%)
0.02
Other
10 (7.7%)
187 (9.5%)
0.04
Income
0.08
Zero income
4 (3.0%)
120 (6.2%)
$1-$10000
28 (21.5%)
411 (21.1%)
$10001-$50000
38 (28.9%)
451 (23.1%)
$50001-$100000
47 (36.2%)
628 (32.2%)
$100001 or more
13 (10.0%)
339 (17.4%)
Maximum education level
0.2
No secondary or tertiary qualifications
1 (0.8%)
23 (1.2%)
Secondary school qualification
3
35 (26.9%)
580 (29.9%)
Diploma
13 (10.0%)
120 (6.2%)
Bachelor's degree
24 (18.5%)
442 (22.7)
Master's degree
23 (17.7%)
226 (11.6%)
PhD
24 (18.5%)
400 (20.6%)
Other
10 (7.7%)
152 (7.8%)
Table 2:
Gluten Free Diet vs Non-Gluten Free Diet followers baseline characteristics;
1
Including south-east Asian, Indian;
2
Middle eastern, Latin American, African;
3
Including NZ school certificate, NCEA Level 2/3